I Spent 20 HOURS Learning D.va To Understand Why She’s SO POPULAR

[@chainsaw-lover]

"I'm gonna f$_&ing strangle you" is the most accurate emotion you get from playing OW. Loved the video btw, hoping you do more long term style ones.

[@RauKnowsOW]

If people enjoy it I’ll keep them coming! A lot of work so hopefully the series will pick up some steam :) Yeah that comment came from the heart he was feeding the ENTIRE match lol

[@craiggumz]

@@RauKnowsOW I agree with the comments, have one counter once the whole team tries to counter you. But the information is helpful and the coaching to help with improvement is awesome as well with the guess. All in all a very great video. Possibly adding edits and stats on the skills for the character you choose as well as the counter characters or skills to look out for from the counter characters? You're doing amazing!

[@roninomega4135]

I totally feel the zarya struggle. Anytime I get anything over 5 kill streak zarya(a), symmetra(a), mei(s), echo(s), and reapers(s) start popping up everywhere. Bunny princess keeps her throne though :3

[@MarkOmayski]

I have no problem with Zarya even combined with Mei, but when you add and Symetra it gets a bit Unfair :D Good thing is my second main is Zarya

[@BagelBoi4000]

Could be intresting to package two characters into one video. Allowing you to swap when countered, compare their strengths and weaknesses, and compare their playstyles.

[@RauKnowsOW]

I agree and I think this is a more effective way of learning as it keeps the mental healthy + keeps you from falling into the swap after every death trap

[@lucasclark3251]

Maybe extend it to like 30 hours 15 each

[@patrickbateman1434]

45-0!?? That’s crazy

[@veryGoodTV3]

On dva, it isn’t

[@Vegeta-gaminglol]

Crazy I was crazy once they locked me in a room a rubber room a rubber room with rats the rats make me crazy

[@roninomega4135]

I have gone 41-0 before.

[@ItzJupiter]

​@@veryGoodTV3Real dva has so much survivability and the second chance at life that its very possible to go deathless

[@LordTreeko]

A good dva can do that fairly often.

[@PINKFLUFFEESEAL]

Love the long form content! Looking forward to more of these. Would love to see them reference your tips videos a bit more directly.

[@RauKnowsOW]

I would love to see what you mean on the reference comment! You mean like “I used so and so tip for this situation?” Or just give more tips in these vids in general

[@aSuperPi.]

0:19 I feel like it could be result of certain pieces of “art” on the internet

[@williamnelson6546]

Such a fantastic vid, can't wait to see more of these long form vids

[@ketchupgalli6379]

oddly enough as a ball main i learn alot from dva and tracer videos, this vdieo has peaked my interest on dva though

[@elsagonzalez2330]

Watching the stream and then watching this video was so satisfying. ILY, good job on the vid ❤️

[@RauKnowsOW]

Here is a playlist where I will post all future 20 hour hero vids as I complete them! kzbin.info/aero/PLrrIBI2SU_lznZnwY0HBugfE2qwtt9Sve

[@therealweemo8405]

RAU THAT WAS INCREDIBLE much love g post that game and i want doom vid :0

[@JayBirdJay]

Friggin' beautiful video! I remember when you did all the tips videos, and this is the logical progression. Good info and good times :D

[@RauKnowsOW]

Much love ❤️

[@femhorror]

Amazing watch with equally amazing advice, you and your editor did so well fr!! Cant wait to see the doomfist video 🫶

[@Shadowninja1895]

Loved the long format keep up the good work

[@DavyIJones]

Great story telling, fun video concept, and great execution. Cant wait to see more

[@RauKnowsOW]

Thank you Davy! Anything I could improve on?

[@DavyIJones]

@@RauKnowsOW personally most of the jokes weren't that funny to me, but that's completely subjective and others probably did find them funny. Only other thing I would say is to sound more enticing. You have a very soothing tone to your voice and it works great for shorts, but for lengthier videos I personally want to be drawn in by the content creators passion for their projects. It's probably just a me thing though, and I really don't want to come off as rude. Hope anything I said was helpful lmao. Thanks for asking

[@RADtsu]

such a good video im excited to see the rest of this series over the next 3 months

[@RauKnowsOW]

It will be like 6+ LOL only 3 of tank or so

[@RADtsu]

still it will be good content and im here for it

[@grahamn311]

Best video I've watched so far! I was a D.va main in OW1, but the play style feels alot different in OW2, leading to some frustrating matches. Great advice!

[@sindisiler7950]

i have 50 hours on dva on console, but i recently just switched to pc and i never realized how hard dva actually is on pc and watching this video is helping me a lot with the switch. Been looking for a good informational video on dva

[@RauKnowsOW]

Of course! Yeah people don’t realize how hard mnk is till they swap. But the potential is very high I believe in ya

[@mooba-jack]

I love content like this. Short, (compared to other videos) sweet, and simple. Good job man love it!

[@omrizubary]

Oi! You joined the trend of making a 10 hour video on a character they are my favorites 👌

[@RauKnowsOW]

Yup I really enjoy them as well! It’s fun to see everyone’s experiences on the different heroes :)

[@Dc_123_dc]

I find that the best spread for tank is to play 3 characters: one that can poke, one that can dive, one that can brawl and just commit to playing around counters within those 3

[@kitarcturus]

i love thé vid!!! especially seeing all the clips i was there for live lmao it was fun. in future i’d like more gameplay instead of just your comments. i love hearing your thoughts on how it has been but it would be nice to have a few more minutes of gameplay per section :)) great vid tho rau n can’t wait for more

[@RauKnowsOW]

I’m down! Planning on that for room video Friday :)

[@PokeFan9232]

Amazing vid Rau, love rewatching these moments and watching ya learn ❤❤❤

[@peytonowen3740]

It makes me happy seeing all the clips I was there for on stream KEKW

[@RauKnowsOW]

I’m glad you like it! Hope to do many more :)

[@grom2125]

I absolutely love these videos! I'm new to OW and I feel like I'm learning so much useful info and seeing it being put to use! Keep it up, man! - Also, please do Pharrah haha

[@brandoncortes9396]

This was a really helpful video! Tyson!

[@peat8711]

I like these videos, they got me back in to OW and I’ve been having a lot of fun

[@RauKnowsOW]

That means the world to hear ❤️

[@therickeffect7466]

Personally i love movement heros, even ones with a small bit of movement can go a long way. Doomfist, illari, moira, genji, hanzo, reaper, junkrat. I recently started playing dva on the deathmatch ffa castle map(i forget the name) and i was able to get around very easily. Even though her dmg is barely noticeable at a far distance its still annoying to the enemy and will cause them to either focus you or ignore you entirely, which will cause them to either get to close and get blasted to bits by her dmg plus rockets or she will just dive onto your supports when your ignoring her

[@texdoc89]

As someone who almost exclusively OTP Dva in OW1 (kinda cheated and had a Winton Duo Partner lol) it can be agonizing!! I rek the enemy team once at the beginning of the match... out comes Mei/Sym/Zarya/Zen and I play around it for all of about 1-2 fights and have to swap, for me when it comes to tanks I feel like she is the most counter swapped tanks like bro... let me have some damn fun!!!

[@mrkslost3392]

rau post that 45-0 match that's insane!!!

[@RauKnowsOW]

😳

[@mrkslost3392]

@@RauKnowsOW im learning dva rn, this vid was great help!!💕💕

[@jdgrass6134]

POST THE FULL THING! I wanna see it, it should be fun.

[@RauKnowsOW]

Ended up having to hire a new editor 🥹🥹 lost the footage from that match but already have a new editor ready for Orisa vid this week!

[@jdgrass6134]

@@RauKnowsOW I can't wait! I didn't know that you streamed on twitch either. I'm gonna tune in there to watch the struggle. I'm trying to climb in comp but as a support. Starting from bronze cause I haven't done comp since early season 4 haha.

[@a.arslan11]

„Center of everyone’s Cooldowns“ that’s such a good advice actually .

[@crazytiger7015]

As a Dva main on tank this video is great 👍

[@SamIamedit]

I need to see that match with 45 and 0 that is just insane

[@newguy3588]

Dva is a lot of fun, the counters make it a challenge. Which is also fun. It's a team game.

[@RauKnowsOW]

Agreed

[@MrPugLogic]

Definitely my favorite character grind yt series

[@Dexter-uo8pc]

luv the new form of content❤❤

[@RauKnowsOW]

Much love ❤️

[@Ethan-df1vz]

"Chat that's my first grav I've eaten" They grow up so fast...🥺

[@RauKnowsOW]

Baby steps 🚶

[@rubydearest]

OMG this is ur first full length video on this channel

[@RauKnowsOW]

It is!!

[@rubydearest]

@@RauKnowsOW r u gonna do more videos like these in the future? As well as tips for illari?

[@RauKnowsOW]

@@rubydearest Yup waiting till she gets balanced before tips and planning on 1 long form like this a week!

[@EpicThe112]

She's very popular character provided you started playing with Dva back in 2016-2017. Remember on 1v1 combat Brigitte wrecks Dva happened to me once in Season 6

[@BrandonNop-r7l]

I really how you think counter switching is part of the game and I thought so too! I really like the idea of counter swapping it’s creates diverse picks

[@nancylopez4257]

I’ve been practicing with Dva definitely have to try those tips helpful video tysm!

[@RauKnowsOW]

I got you ❤️

[@Monster_Misato]

You should definitely make more long videos like this!

[@RauKnowsOW]

I’m glad you enjoyed and I plan on it!

[@fergusbarnett2316]

I love these videos please keep uploading them can u please do a wrecking ball one

[@MonkeyBanjo7]

Just watched this video decided why not play DVa on Havana ended up 52-33-0 I think it was an overall team gap and performance but I hadn’t picked up DVa since OW1 (apart from mystery heros) so I’m proud of myself! (It was a silver match so it’s not that impressive)

[@RauKnowsOW]

Let’s goooo

[@oiobananaoio5830]

Rau I think about 8 min is a decent time frame for this style of video. You asked chat the other day what time length felt good

[@RauKnowsOW]

Unfortunately 10 mins is the min for certain types of ad revenue/algorithm… I did 10 on doom vid and it seemed to do pretty well!

[@ToastyTheGamingToaster]

Try wrecking ball or orisa next time. They are faster paced heroes you may enjoy.

[@flamez2674]

imagine being a dva one trick and your duo is a genji one trick and then they all go beams

[@Ahrone1586]

That happened to me once, my duo was a main genji and me a dva otp. We play one all day long and reach GM, good times.

[@BeerMeTV]

Been playing since 2017, and DVA was my first pick, because overwatch was my first PC game. My aim is still horrid, but I felt she’s fairly forgiving in terms of aim. After six years, I’m still in the bottom cesspool of bronze. Truly trying to understand what it is about my knowledge gaps that’s caused me to not pull out of bronze. A lot of the buddies I used to group with no longer play, and solo queuing, trying to utilize the points you’ve suggested here, doesn’t work well down there, because the dive method requires follow up, and heals. Down here, everybody just does their own thing, and are quick to call out DVA for overextending while I’m trying to dive and push supports. Her primary does nothing from distance. I might as well be tossing marshmallows unless I’m right in that booty. Maybe one day I’ll see that pretty silver boarder. 😂

[@sakareeh]

11:00 ironically, the cinematic is about her accepting help

[@RauKnowsOW]

That is true! If only teammates helped when you got de-meched in game LOL

[@sakareeh]

@@RauKnowsOW I found this channel around the time I started playing OW 2 and I started with Dva because she’s so popular. Honestly this video helped me nsnshout out to the mercy’s that help me when I get demech

[@SoulMelodyUwU]

As a dva 1 trick, this was really interesting! Any advice on which tank would work when I'm countered? I wanna learn just another one so I can swap, but I have no idea who would be the best lol Awesome video btw ❤

[@RauKnowsOW]

Having 1 swap is a great idea! For me Zarya wasn’t an issue it was mainly symm and mei. Idk how mechanical you are but if you have good aim or practice your aim Junker Queen dominates Symm and is solid against mei

[@SoulMelodyUwU]

​@@RauKnowsOW NICE! I'll start playing her then, thanks a lot friend! My aim is pretty decent as long as I don't have to use a sniper lol I'll definitely practice her a lot! And yeah Zarya herself isn't really that big of a problem, but all three counters combined are hell

[@dmhdmh28]

Cool video man !

[@gray1677]

Thats so sad and desperate when a dva duel is happening but the other tank goes full coward mode and goes zarya rofl.. so sad

[@RauKnowsOW]

Heart breaking

[@eeveerulez]

i’m fairly new to the game so this video helped me a lot ! i would love to watch the vod if available (((:

[@SemmiQ]

Post It!!! Here in Japan everyone plays DVA and rocks my shit. I would love to learn how to do that with her.

[@RauKnowsOW]

Sadly the match recording got corrupted :/ but if I can fix it I def will!

[@Cephalo_People]

RauKnows how to make a banger video

[@RauKnowsOW]

Thank you it is my first so we have a long ways to go learning wise!

[@gracie4241]

That poor dva that switched to zarya when they were dueling you probably got talked at and pressured to switch to zarya

[@checktwoo]

shes so popular cause of a certain rule…

[@fergusbarnett2316]

Can u do a series where u start as ball in every match and also mirror the enemy tank if possible but only when u die or to reset

[@void_alessia]

12:12 As u should. Keep up the good work, refreshing to see KZbin content!

[@Ahrone1586]

As a t500 player, let me tell you, if they stack you zayra or symm they are doomed. Bc when you get good enough with your off angles, having 2 ppl (trying) beaming at you, while you and your team mates kill another target or the beamers themselves. But i have to clarify something, hihh platinum and mid diamond is a pain in thr ass to play dva, bc uou can get an enemy stack of 3 beans and a briggite and your team cannot capitalize in this so your skill lvl must be on top of that, after diamond is an easy task

[@de.llusion1614]

Most of my hours are on dva, when I first started playing her I watched so many tips and tricks videos. I still do my tiny mess ups but I’m able to take a lot of risks with her

[@ggggbfgspyevan3849]

Where is the link for the pro guide of all heroes ?

[@RauKnowsOW]

I’ll put in description we are finalizing the discord so it isn’t ready at this moment!

[@ggggbfgspyevan3849]

@@RauKnowsOW ok thanks for the work ma boi

[@grimascent8278]

THIS IS SO EPIC. ILY CONTENT

[@RauKnowsOW]

I’m glad you enjoyed ❤️ what hero are you looking forward to me doing?

[@grimascent8278]

@@RauKnowsOW Lifeweaver to gm??

[@uw0k]

heyyy you didn’t post the mei you stomped on junkertown, it’s a gem of a clip

[@uw0k]

oh never mind, just saw it lol right after i commented

[@craiggumz]

Great video!!

[@RauKnowsOW]

Thanks Craig! Anything I could improve on? Adding something you liked more or removing something that was meh?

[@coryb4768]

"This is so hard, I was doubting myself, I believe" - Some guy who plays video games...

[@dawsondegraaf8143]

Good luck with one tricking doom fist. It can be pretty miserable.

[@RauKnowsOW]

This video is behind a week sadly! Wanted to make sure we did well editing it. Finished doom last week and it actually went pretty well! Ended around 69% winrate :)

[@RauKnowsOW]

He was hard but a ton of fun to learn

[@m__zombi]

I’m new to the game and This video has me wanting to try her out. I’ve been wanting to pick up playing a tank

[@Liam10310]

As a dva main who doesn’t play as her cuz she’s a fan favorite or smth, I honestly just think she is a good tank.

[@ilikeanime1610]

As a tank main & former Rein main, playing Overwatch is just so miserable you just get counter pick every time. Bastion, mei, Reaper. You can't do anything as a tank against them they out dps your dmg and the healers are just gonna out heal your dmg

[@rtgamingmcflury1287]

I love all your vides

[@patrickbateman1434]

6:59 😂

[@hairystiltz9354]

Dang what a great video

[@nixxya3828]

yess I love dva

[@jack-v7y2j]

I love your videos, but need to keep uploading more

[@gustaniny9438]

Ah yes, 20 hours on dva where I can see a doomfist icon on 6:52

[@RauKnowsOW]

I had to swap to him in spawn when I was baby dva to get mech back fast in OT. My playtime on him was 3 seconds LOL

[@gustaniny9438]

@@RauKnowsOW Ah ok, sometimes I do that too

[@battlecruiserna]

only pilot hero. err... only hero that pilots a mech. Hamster doesn't count.

[@therealgaimz22]

my 3rd game with her i got 30 kills 1 death, she’s so easy and so OP it’s kinda broken

[@Mickeythepluds]

Where can I see the hero charts from the beginning of the video to show the stats of all players playing the game?

[@thomasbrodie-sangsteredits5971]

You know I’m terrible at DVa (probably cause I don’t eat enough abilities and just eat random spam but also my dives are terrible) but maybe this will inspire me to try to play DVa.

[@RauKnowsOW]

Do it! Even after learning Doom, JQ and Orisa she’s by far my fave

[@jupeplayz7]

can we please see the havana match??

[@RauKnowsOW]

😤

[@rinayuki7263]

Would you say that she needs a buff? I main dva and I definitely feel like she needs a buff with some things

[@jaydenhohman2590]

Lol. Shes one of best tanks right now. What more she could need? DM is the best ability in the game besides suzu

[@beapts4357]

We need to see that 45 - 0

[@Voyd_ow]

feels weird watching a scripted YT vid instead of an uncensored stream lol

[@ReturnOfCorrie-_-]

I’ve been trying to constantly improve on dva but my game sense is just god awful😢

[@S_T_R_A_B_E_R_R_Y_Z]

dva rules!🎉 i love her! if you cant tell.. 😂

[@TheGroselha]

She is a cute Korean girl. That's why she is so popular

[@alexwaits7724]

i have over 330 hours on dva and the only other person that gives me a hard time is zarya

[@Kolby6661]

thats crazy i feel like dva is one of the least picked characters i see

[@Skele_Rat]

20h in a hitscan feels like nothing 🥲 you learn so much in other heroes that you become the best in your lobby but try 20h with Ashe (if you never went hitscan before) you feel like uninstalling the game 😅

[@Nicolas-dl4ny]

What ow league team is that orange skin?

[@RauKnowsOW]

World Cup!

[@Skele_Rat]

Man, 45/0 is... 🤯 Post the match please

[@TheCuboneSwordsman]

only 16 seconds into the vid (will watch the full vid as i have your other tank comparisons) but i can answer why her win rate is what is in simple terms...low skill, high reward heroes are her antithesis...ironic cause you could argue shes the same... but characters like brig and zarya and echo and symmetra, are all popular and easy counter play options...in fact half the roster is specifically made to counter D.va. and characters like D.Va...its the reason a character who seemingly has all the tools to have an above 90% winrate (Sigma) just will never, no matter who plays the game.

[@roninomega4135]

Please post 45-0 win match.

[@Ferncin]

every time i see a dva in game they all just arent smart wether its go into the enemy team alone right in the middle then die or just do dumb things

[@Simontdrhd]

??? your mates are better than the average diamond player wdym. A Hanzo over 10k dmg is a myth in plat. They usually end 3-5k

[@RauKnowsOW]

My entire dva journey was in plat :) the tank enables the team same for support. DPS can only operate if the other 2 roles do their job

[@dawsondegraaf8143]

45 - 0. Let’s see it.

[@Meowmeowmeowkaden]

This series deserves so much more love. I love how you’re not using a blank account and it’s your genuine rank & I love seeing your raw emotions for these streams. I’m excited to see the Ana video & the rest of the series. 🫶

[@wilsonshahzeb2]

More!

[@RauKnowsOW]

Hopefully the series finds some success I really enjoyed putting it together :)

[@wilsonshahzeb2]

@@RauKnowsOW I’ll b here for the next one!